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Discusses some of the key issues facing virtual reality and provides helpful tips for making better VR experiences

Practical examples geared to work with both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

Discover how to build user interfaces for virtual reality, as well as discussing some best practices for VR based user interface design.

Written by a games industry veteran who has been an Oculus Rift developer since the first development kit

Summary

This book takes a hands-on approach to getting up and running with virtual reality using the Unity game engine. By utilizing the free SteamVR libraries, the book and its example code is compatible with the main virtual reality head mounted displays currently available. The book also takes a look at some of the main issues surrounding virtual reality, such as motion sickness and performance issues, and providing practical ways to reduce their impact to make better VR experiences.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. A brief introduction to the virtual world. Chapter 2. Setting up your hardware for the first time. Chapter 3. Setting up a Unity project with SteamVR. Chapter 4. Scale: A room with a virtual reality view. Chapter 5. Adding interaction. Chapter 6. Moving around the virtual world with a teleportation system. Chapter 7. Creating a third-person virtual reality scene. Chapter 8. Making the most of virtual reality with audio. Chapter 9. Strategies for reducing virtual reality sickness. Chapter 10. Further possibilities.

Author(s) Bio

Jeff W. Murray has written two other books: C# Game Programming Cookbook for Unity3D and Game Development for iOS with Unity3D, both published by CRC Press. In the past, he has worked with some of the worlds largest brands as a programmer, game designer and director. Murray is currently working with IBM Research, somewhere in virtual reality.

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